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The love and affection of angels flying, The love and affection of saints undying, Heaven’s love and affection satisfying, O your guarding and cherishing let them be, Your so loving protection eternally.   Ancient Celtic prayer for protection

Young women are less and less likely to share their finances with their ‘significant other’.  A recent survey has found that nearly half of women aged below 34 prefer financial independence. As one accountant explained: ‘With women increasingly entering marriage later in life, after years of earning their own income and controlling their own finances,...

It was 150 years ago, on 16th October 1869, that Girton College was established as one of England’s first residential colleges for women.  It became part of Cambridge University in 1948, and co-educational in 1976. Girton is one of the biggest of the 31 Cambridge colleges, situated next to Girton village about two miles from...

A vampire story for Halloween Ghost Stories The Feud Definitions The sermon Warning Family Bible surprise Funeral School When insults had class Some miscellaneous one-liners Opting out Posters Prayers as heard by children ** A vampire story for Halloween Two nuns, Sister Mary Agnes and Sister Mary Vincent, were travelling through Europe in their car,...

Eating plenty of fruit and vegetables slashes your risk of developing Type 2 diabetes by nearly a quarter, a recent study has found. And adding whole grains, legumes and nuts also protects against diabetes, as they improve sensitivity to insulin (the hormone that controls blood sugar) and reduce weight gain. A senior nutritionist at the...

The German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche was born 175 years ago, on 15th October 1844, near Leipzig, where his father was a Lutheran minister. His father died five years later, but young Friedrich had a brilliant school and university career. He is perhaps known best for his paradoxical statement that “God is dead”, and his suggestion...

Editor: Observations on our Christian life Affliction is God’s shepherd dog to drive us back to the fold. Courage is fear that has said its prayers. The wages of sin is death.  So, repent before payday. Exercise daily – walk with the Lord. We don’t change God’s message – His message changes us. To get...

Lord, we are rivers running to thy sea, Our waves and ripples all derived from thee: A nothing we should have, a nothing be, Except for thee. From a prayer of Christina Rossetti 1830–1894, who was an invalid for most of her life, and also a prolific poet.

Then you are not alone.  Half of all parents are worried that their children are addicted to computer games, as more and more family routines are disrupted by hours spent online. Many families admit that it is especially hard to get boys to break for meals, or to go to bed, especially if they feel...

This is the kind of story which makes you want to put gloves on.  It seems that ‘disturbing’ levels of antibiotic-resistant superbugs have been found on cash machines and escalator rails, not to mention ticket machines, soap dispensers, door handles, armrests and lavatory seats. There were other infected surfaces in Tube stations, shopping centres, hospitals,...

I love my little scooter It helps me get about It has a little hooter So I don’t need to shout; Though neither help the shocking State of paths, worse ev’ry day! And neither help unblocking The cars parked in my way. By Nigel Beeton

Children are up to four times more likely to have an asthma attack when they return to school. A recent study from Public Health England has cited a combination of stress, changes in the weather, air pollution and an increase in circulating viruses as the reason why many schoolchildren develop respiratory problems as the term...